Chapter 294: Europe does not support idle people! (First update!)

Fortunately, the target was not the ammunition depot. If it had been the ammunition depot, one torpedo would have completely sunk the Wen Yue.

Even so, the cabin of the Wen Yue destroyer began to take in water quickly, and the speed dropped rapidly. At this rate, if they were hit by another wave of torpedoes, they would sink completely.

The worst suffered were the sailors in the cabin. Many of them were directly killed by the shock waves generated by the torpedo explosion.

Those who managed to survive also had blood coming out of all their orifices.

"Baga, baga, damage control soldiers, damage control soldiers." The surviving Japanese sailors shouted loudly as they watched the seawater pouring in.

It’s a pity that there is such a huge hole.

The damage control soldiers were powerless.

If we talk about which army has the best damage control, it must be the US military.

The Japanese damage control troops were naturally a little worse.

"Hold on, hold on, reinforcements will be here soon." Lieutenant Commander Nagata Taizo on the Bungetsu shouted in panic.

Originally, using the highway could indeed hold out until reinforcements arrived.

But at this moment, the speed has slowed down, and facing the cruiser, it will really be a sitting duck, with no ability to fight back.

He could only watch his flagship being sunk.

boom!
A 155mm shell hit the ship again, directly destroying the ship's gun and even the ammunition piled on the deck exploded. The entire ship was shrouded in flames.

Japanese Army Colonel Takei Sohei was sweating profusely as he looked at the warship surrounded by fire.

This isn't really going to be sunk, is it?
Probably not?
For a moment, Colonel Takei Sohei even thought about surrendering.

After all, he was very close to the generals.

It would be really unfair if he died.

More importantly, with the example of the Japanese 4th Division, some Japanese officers also had some different ideas.

"Lieutenant Colonel Nagata, are you okay?" Colonel Takei Sohei asked after a long time.

If it really doesn't work, tell me in advance.

He doesn't want to die here.

"Colonel Takei, I'm afraid you're really going to die in battle." Lieutenant Colonel Nagata thought for a moment and said bitterly.

Upon hearing this, Colonel Takei Sohei's face almost turned green.

If this happened on land, he would have died in battle.

It died at sea and must have been fed to the fish.

When he thought that he would not be able to rest in peace even if he died in battle, he asked subconsciously.

"Lieutenant Colonel Nagata, if all else fails, should we choose to surrender?"

Hearing this, Lieutenant Colonel Nagata was indeed tempted, but still wanted to struggle. However, when he saw a Thonburi coastal defense ship also surrounding him, and thought of the opponent's 203mm naval gun, he instantly lost the will to resist.

"Baga, quickly raise the white flag and surrender."

He has a family and he doesn't want to die in battle. Facing such a powerful cruiser, the Wen Yue destroyer is no match at all.

Originally, relying on its high speed, it was not afraid of even heavy cruisers or battleships.

Because of my fast speed, the enemy's naval guns may not be able to hit me.

Who knew that the other party would catch him off guard.

In fact, if he really wanted to run, he could still run away, but the gunboats, coastal defense ships, and thousands of soldiers on the transport ships behind him would be really doomed.

I'm afraid I have to explain everything here.

So, the best thing to do is to surrender.

Unfortunately, by the time they surrendered it was too late.

boom!
A 203mm naval gun shell and a torpedo simultaneously hit the Fumizuki destroyer, which was speeding up to 10 knots.

A violent explosion was heard, and the destroyer Wen Yue was directly blown into two sections.

Grrrrrrrrrr!

Lieutenant Colonel Nagata had sea water pouring into his mouth and he continued to struggle.

Countless images flashed through my mind.

I should have surrendered earlier.

The most unjustly treated was Colonel Takei, who fainted directly.

"The Wen Yue was sunk!" As the announcement from the command room came through all the loudspeakers on the ship, all the warships, including the gunboats, were in an uproar.

"Great, well done." Sun Guanghua did not expect that the enemy would be sunk. This was indeed an unexpected surprise. Even though this was just a very old destroyer, it was still a destroyer after all.

In fact, it is very old, almost twenty years old.

And he remembered what Cun Yunsheng said when he first met him.

You are the hope of the Chinese Navy.

At that time, he felt that he must repay this kindness no matter what.

Especially after taking over those warships, he never left the ships, staying on them every day to study their performance.

Today's great victory in the naval battle is the result of their daily hard training.

After sinking the Wen Yue destroyer, the remaining one coastal defense ship and three gunboats wanted to retreat when they saw the situation was not good.

Even the transport ships were ignored.

Unfortunately, Sun Guanghua, with his morale boosted, would never give up the opportunity to give the fallen dog a beating.

"Catch up with them and sink them." Sun Guanghua ordered.

"Yes."

"Also send a telegram to the headquarters and tell them that our navy has successfully sunk a destroyer, a coastal defense ship, and a gunboat, and is now chasing the remaining enemy ships." Sun Guanghua said loudly.

"Yes!"

Soon, the result of the naval battle reached the headquarters in Hanoi.

"Great victory, great victory, sir, great victory." Cun Yunsheng, who was thinking about the next battle plan at the headquarters, couldn't help but look over when he heard Meng Fanle's words.

"What great victory?"

At present, it seems that only Qiongzhou is deploying troops, and not much in other places.

How did we win such a great victory?

Cun Yun was a little confused.

"Sir, it was a great naval victory, a great naval victory. They sank three Japanese warships, including a destroyer, a coastal defense ship, and a gunboat. We won." Meng Fanle said excitedly while holding the telegram.

"Not only that, they are pursuing the remaining enemy ships and are expected to sink all of the enemy Japanese warships."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng took the telegram and after reading it, he also smiled and said, "Well done, this Sun Guanghua is really good, he has some skills and dares to fight. Well done."

"When two enemies meet on a narrow road, the brave prevails. The courage to draw the sword is the true quality of a soldier."

"Announce this news to the entire army and let everyone be happy."

"Yes, sir."

Cun Yunsheng didn't expect that the Navy would give him such a big surprise.

"Now, the Qiongzhou Campaign is almost over."

Without these reinforcements, the morale of the Japanese troops on the island plummeted, and these second-line Japanese troops simply did not have much combat effectiveness.

There are only two options left for them: surrender or jump into the sea.

"Send a telegram to the New Second Regiment, telling them that the Japanese troops supporting Haikou have been completely wiped out. Order them to speed up the offensive and try to capture Haikou within five days." After thinking for a while, Cun Yunsheng immediately issued a new order.

"Yes."

.........

At the same time, Li Si, who was far away in the Canaan region, also received a telegram from Cun Yunsheng.

The content is very simple, which is to find a way to receive a batch of equipment and then ensure that this batch of equipment can be delivered to the ship.

It seems simple, but it is actually quite difficult.

If it were in the past, he would definitely not be able to solve it no matter how hard he tried.

But it's different now.

Because in the last raid on the canal, Li Si had won the trust of the natives.

Now he is regarded as a military advisor by Yarsi, and basically he is consulted on all important matters.

"Another difficult problem for me." Li Si scratched his head and felt that this task must be completed with the help of Yarxi.

So, Li Si decisively found Yarxi and raised his difficulties.

"Transport a batch of equipment?" After hearing this, Yarxi felt that this was not a problem at all.

In fact, this is not the first time they have done this kind of smuggling.

Previously, the canal was controlled by the British army, so if someone wanted to smuggle some supplies, they would pass through the land to avoid inspection at Port Said.

The natives of the Canaan region sometimes also helped transport smuggled supplies to obtain some survival materials.

Now hearing Li Si's request, Yarxi patted his chest and said that there would be absolutely no problem.

Then, Yarsi raised another question, which was how to deal with tens of thousands of indigenous people.

The last raid on the canal had very encouraging results.

But a problem arose that gave him a headache.

Those were the natives who came to him.

Originally these natives were all members of the Allied Forces, but because the British army treated them as inhumane, they had no choice but to surrender to them in order to survive.

This was the first time that Yarxi had encountered such a thing. At that time, he was so excited that he thought about accepting them all and strengthening the strength of the tribe.

result!

One received it without saying a word.

Tens of thousands of indigenous people!

It was simply a pipe dream to feed this group of people with the little food he had.

Fortunately, these people are not lazy and know how to help them do some work.

But the key to the problem is that Canaan was originally a poor area. If it were not for the canal, they would not be able to feed many people.

Now there are tens of thousands more people and there is simply not enough food.

After listening to Yarxi's words, Li Si was also weighing how to solve this problem.

First of all, the people here are not good at planting. According to his understanding, the land here is still very fertile. If you are patient, the grain yield should not be bad.

But planting is not as simple as it sounds. It requires seeds and the guidance of professionals.

He was unable to provide these for the time being. Even if he could seek help from the Sichuan Army, it would take one or two months.

The daylilies will be cold by then.

Because dozens or hundreds of natives fled from the canal every day.

It is also said that the British army is constantly recruiting indigenous people to dredge the canal.

That means he has to consider other options.

"Dear Chief Yarxi, we cannot feed them with just the food we have. We must find another way." Li Si expressed his understanding of Yarxi's concerns, and then began to express his own views.

"Why don't we pack them up and sell them?"

Yarxi was completely confused after hearing this. Sell it in a package?
Is this what people say?

Isn't this the same as the British Army?

But he knew that Li Si would not say this for no reason.

"Dear Chief Yarsi, I think you misunderstood me. The war in Europe is intense right now. As far as I know, they don't seem to have enough workers, or in other words, there is a shortage of personnel in some of their low-level jobs. We can pack them up and send them over. I believe the Germans will definitely not reject our proposal and may even give us some support." Li Si said, feeling that this plan could be fully implemented.

According to Cun Yunsheng's analysis, the German army is barely holding on on the Eastern Front, and the Soviet army is accumulating strength, waiting for the arrival of winter, and preparing to launch a counterattack.

If nothing unexpected happens, this winter will be the key point that determines the outcome of the game for both sides.

This is also why the German army supported them with two coastal defense guns to allow them to delay the speed of dredging the canal.

At the same time, according to what Li Si and the German military advisers understood, some low-level jobs in Europe were no longer filled.

Because the Eastern Front needed a large number of fresh troops, there was no choice but to start conscription again. The new recruits were mixed with old soldiers and then sent to the Eastern Front.

Based on this news, Li Si judged that Europe should be in great need of these coolies now.

Now Yarsi is still troubled by these natives, so he simply packs up all of them and sends them over.

Not only can they get support from the German army, but they can also reduce their own burden. It is also a way out for the natives, killing two birds with one stone.

After hearing what Li Si said, Yarxi looked at him in amazement.

Can you still do this?
"Will nothing happen?" After a long time, Yarxi asked slowly.

"Don't worry, I believe those natives will not refuse, and will even thank you." Li Si said confidently.

"Then let me try?" Yarxi thought about it and decided that with the food he had now, he certainly couldn't feed so many people. He might as well give it a try. If it really worked, it would really reduce his burden.

After Li Si sent back to Hanoi a detailed report of the situation here, a sentence popped into Cun Yunsheng's mind.

Florida doesn't support idlers?

Is this going to mean that Europe doesn't support idlers?

Many of the natives he sent over had poor brains, as did the prisoners in the cells.

What if these people went to Europe?

That was really fun to watch.

At the same time, I have to admire Li Si. This guy is really a talented person.

He was able to come up with such a tricky idea.

Send these natives to Europe.

I have to say that there is a real shortage of people for low-level jobs such as operating feces trucks, cleaning sewers, being cleaners, and sanitation workers.

When these natives arrived in Europe, they could only do these jobs.

"Li Si's vision is still a bit low. It would be really fun if there were tens or millions of people." Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but sigh.

"Sir, General Stilwell sent a telegram." At this time, Meng Fanle walked in, holding the telegram and said seriously.

"Could it be that those French guys went to complain?" Cun Yunsheng thought that the people of Free France were somewhat dissatisfied with the previous transaction, so they found Stilwell, hoping to put pressure on themselves through Stilwell.

"No, it was a telegram relayed by the British. They hope that we can transfer more natives to the canal. General Stilwell asked us to complete this task." Meng Fanle shook his head and said.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng looked at the telegram, then at the telegram sent by Li Si, and instantly understood that the natives of Canaan had hurt the British. There must have been something wrong with those natives, so they urged the second batch of natives to arrive as soon as possible.

"Tell General Stilwell to ensure the completion of the mission, and also send this telegram to General Stilwell." As he said this, Cun Yunsheng handed Meng Fan the idea of ​​establishing the South China Sea Task Force that he had already prepared.

　I had diarrhea three times in one day, and I was exhausted. My legs were weak and I couldn't sit still due to the pain. That's why it's late! There's one more update!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)